Luude
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Hey Luude, I have a family member who initially started taking xanax for anxiety, and over 10 or 15 yrs it became a full on addiction, and has ended up being what you said, needed for sleep.
Without xanax they wont sleep properly and will complain about all sorts of shit and say they wont to use it again so they can get 8+ hrs of sleep a night and not feel like crap all day from being so tired.
It's been a month or so, and so far so good, but my question to you is, is there any things that can help that you know of to get off and stay off xanax? Possibly another sleeping tablet that isn't so addictive? Or something to help sleep that isnt pharmaceutical? Any advice from anyone on here is welcomed,
thanks.
Hey mate, good questions.
Thing is, i sleep fine and always have without substances. The sleep issues were CAUSED by the Xanax addiction. Going cold turkey is what completely fucked my sleep. I've unfortunately 'relapsed' so to speak and have just run out so im ecstatic(sarcasm anyone?) that i have to face another few weeks of fucked up insomnia. I never actually used them for sleep unless i'd be off my guts on stimulants.
As for sleep aids, i can't help you as i've never needed them.
All i can do is reiterate the point to stay the FUCK away from Xanax.